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Pursuant to the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, the United States Government, as represented by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), the Bureau for Development, Democracy, and Innovation (DDI), and USAID/India, is announcing the ‘Higher Education Partnership for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (HEP-DRI) Activity’ Addendum to the Higher Education for Leadership, Innovation, and Exchange (HELIX), a New Partnerships Initiative (NPI) Annual Program Statement (APS), hereafter known as the HELIX APS.
Through this ‘Higher Education Partnership for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (HEP-DRI) Activity’ Addendum, USAID/India aims to engage new, nontraditional, and local actors to expand and amplify the Agency’s work through and with higher education. NPI seeks to support partner countries’ to achieve sustainable and resilient results and catalyze more effective partnering for impact. This Addendum disseminates information to prospective Applicants so they may develop and submit Concept Notes in response and ultimately to be considered for USAID funding. This Addendum describes and provides:
- The type of activities for which Concept Notes will be considered;
- Available funding, process and requirements for submitting Concept Notes and Full Applications;
- The Merit Review Criteria for evaluating Concept Notes; and
- Refers prospective Applicants to relevant documentation and resources.
USAID/India anticipates awarding one assistance award, including grants or cooperative agreements, under this Addendum. Issuance of this Addendum does not constitute an award or commitment on the part of the U.S. Government to make an award, nor does it commit the United States Government (USG) to pay for costs incurred in the preparation and submission of a Concept Note or Application(s). The actual number of assistance awards, if any, is subject to the availability of funds, as well as the viability of eventual Full Applications received. Based on the submitted Concept Note(s), USAID/India will determine whether to request a Full Application from an eligible organization(s). To be competitive under this Addendum to the HELIX APS, Concept Notes and Full Applications must be fully responsive to all directions under the APS except when specifically noted otherwise in this Addendum or in the request for full application.
USAID/India will be hosting a hybrid pre-application conference to provide potential applicants with a better understanding of the solicitation requirements. The conference will be held on September 6, 2023 from 9.30a.m. to 11.30a.m. IST. Participation is limited to only two persons
per organization. To obtain a link or New Delhi venue information, please RSVP, indicating in- person or online attendance, no later than September 01, 2023 to indiarco@usaid.gov with a copy to desharma@usaid.govt. The USAID attendance list is restricted and will not be shared. Please send any questions to the point(s) of contact identified in Section D by the deadline shown above. Responses to questions received by the deadline will be furnished to all potential applicants through an amendment to this notice posted to www.grants.gov.
It is the responsibility of the Applicant to ensure that the entire APS and Addendum Opportunity have been downloaded from www.grants.gov and USAID bears no responsibility for data errors resulting from transmission or conversion process. If you have difficulty registering on www.grants.gov or accessing the APS, please contact the grants.gov Helpdesk at 1-800-518-4726 or via email at support@grants.gov for technical assistance.
Thank you for your interest in USAID programs.